CHANDIGARH, Apr 23: Radical preacher Amritpal Singh was arrested in Rode village of Punjab’s Moga district early Sunday, more than a month after the state police launched a crackdown against him following the storming of the Ajnala police station by his supporters to secure the release of an arrested associate.The 29-year-old Amritpal was arrested at 6:45 am after police personnel surrounded him in Rode village, leaving him with no way to escape, Inspector General of Police, Sukhchain Singh Gill told a news conference here.Slain militant Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale hailed from Rode village and Amritpal was last year anointed the head of ‘Waris Punjab De’ outfit at an event held in this village.Gill said “Amritpal has been taken to Dibrugarh in Assam under National Security Act (NSA)”.
